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the man released in tunisia, do you think we had anything on him or not? the reasoning i intervened is because i was told this is a leading suspect in attack on the consulate. why did i have to do that? why didn't you call them. when the ambassador was attacked in june of this year and they closed their consulate did you know about it and why did we keep ours open? we are just scratching the service. nothing could be further from the truth about us running out of questions. >> you did have some answers. >> one. >> bret: what was that? >> i asked did you pick up the phone to call a libya official for september 11 in the attack? he said after a two-page letter from the lawyer, no. he called them the next day after they were dead. the rescue team was held up in the benghazi ain't for 3-1/2 hours frying to get to the annex and help these people. i believed that if the president picked up the phone there is no voice in world like that of the president of the united states that could have made a difference. he never called anybody in libya or talked to the secre
the man released in tunisia, do you think we had anything on him or not? the reasoning i intervened is because i was told this is a leading suspect in attack on the consulate. why did i have to do that? why didn't you call them. when the ambassador was attacked in june of this year and they closed their consulate did you know about it and why did we keep ours open? we are just scratching the service. nothing could be further from the truth about us running out of questions. >> you did...
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respond in detail to what i perceive as a difficult, the evolving situation in north africa, now with tunisia, with libya, with all these countries, and certainly with mali, and how you plan to direct the agency to deal with this devolving momentum that is taking place in northern africa. so that will be for tuesday, and at the request of senator levin, i ask for unanimous consent to add into the record a joint statement that he and i made on april 27, 2012, and, secondly, in order to have mr. brennan's answers to questions for the record by the time he returns before us in closed session, i ask members provide questions for the record by 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. that is friday, february 8, so we have them for you as soon as possible. i want to thank you and your family for being here and i wish you well. and you and the hearing is adjourned. >> thank you, chairwoman. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> on c-span today, "washington journal" is next live with your phone calls. later, live coverage of the farewell ceremo
respond in detail to what i perceive as a difficult, the evolving situation in north africa, now with tunisia, with libya, with all these countries, and certainly with mali, and how you plan to direct the agency to deal with this devolving momentum that is taking place in northern africa. so that will be for tuesday, and at the request of senator levin, i ask for unanimous consent to add into the record a joint statement that he and i made on april 27, 2012, and, secondly, in order to have mr....
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how about leaning on tunisia? >> how about leaning on tunisia? what he said was right, that's the law of tunisia, we cannot go in there and take this guy out when they are following the laws of the country he lives in. i don't know what you expect. you want -- i don't know if we have enough soldiers to take over tunisia? >> no one's saying to take over tunisia. but you can exert diplomatic pressure to turn him over. there are other ways to do that. >> i am sure they have done that. >> be creative. >> panetta's testimony, he pointed out that president obama wasn't in the room when all of this was going on. leon panetta made one phone and he wasn't sure how long it lasted -- >> there are more holes in the benghazi coverup story than in a block of swiss cheese. >> i was hoping for something better. >> i am working on t. the -- on the benghazi piece, we were led to believe that they were on top of it, 5:00 in the afternoon, they are having a meeting, having a meeting with the national security team at 5:00 p.m. and they were on top of it all night lo
how about leaning on tunisia? >> how about leaning on tunisia? what he said was right, that's the law of tunisia, we cannot go in there and take this guy out when they are following the laws of the country he lives in. i don't know what you expect. you want -- i don't know if we have enough soldiers to take over tunisia? >> no one's saying to take over tunisia. but you can exert diplomatic pressure to turn him over. there are other ways to do that. >> i am sure they have done...
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>> i didn't say that. >> how about leaning on tunisia. >> that's the law of tun neisit. we can't go in there and take him out when he is following the laws of the country he is in. i don't think we have enough soldiers to take over tunisia. >> we are not saying take over but you can exert pressure to turn him over. >> i am sure they have done that. >> go to leon pin nanetta's testimony. obama wasn't in the room panetta made one phone call he wasn't sure how long it lasted. >> there is more holes in the benghazi cover up story than a block of swiss cheese. >> hoping for something better. >> i am working on it. i am working on it. on the benghazi piece we were led to believe they were on top of it it's 5:00 in the afternoon they are having a meeting with the national security team at 5:00 p.m. they were on top of it all night long. then you got the testimony no never got a call. no matter who is in office the congressional branch that is what they are supposed to do to help us figure that out. i would say i think america is a lot safer today than afz september 10th, 2001,
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something like this just doesn't happen in tunisia. and it has precipitated a major crise for tunisia and its international backers. >> warner: borzou deragahi of the "financial times" thank you very much. >> it's been a pleasure. >> ifill: next, we return to the conflict in syria and the unfolding refugee crisis there. the "newshour" recently sent freelance video journalist paige kollock to neighboring lebanon to see how the newly displaced are dealing with winter, inadequate supplies and discrimination. ray suarez narrates our story. ( explosions ) >> reporter: 22 months in and showing no signs of abating the fight for the future of syria drags on. ( explosions ) both sides continue to wage all- out war with more than 60,000 dead and the plight of syria's displaced and dispossessed only grows worse. at this tent camp in al-marj, in the eastern part of lebanon's bekaa valley, only 25 miles from the syrian border, refugees are struggling to adapt to a new, impermanent reality and to winter temperatures that routinely drop below freezin
something like this just doesn't happen in tunisia. and it has precipitated a major crise for tunisia and its international backers. >> warner: borzou deragahi of the "financial times" thank you very much. >> it's been a pleasure. >> ifill: next, we return to the conflict in syria and the unfolding refugee crisis there. the "newshour" recently sent freelance video journalist paige kollock to neighboring lebanon to see how the newly displaced are dealing...
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i don't know if we have enough soldiers to take over tunisia. >> no one is saying that. but you can t exert certainly diplomatic pressure to try and get them to turn him over. there is otherip ways -- >> i'm sure they've done that. >> dana, let's go to leon panetta testimony. he pointed out that president obama wasn't, in t fact, in theh room when all this was going on, that leon panetta made one phone call and he wasn't sure how long it lasted, but -- >> there is more holes in the benghazi cover-up story than a block of swiss cheese. >> i was hoping for something better. [ laughter ] >> i'm h working on it. on the benghazi piece, we were led to believe that they were on top of t it, 5:00 o'clock in the afternoon, they're having a a meeting andg they were on top of it all night long. then four months later,ig you gr the testimony that says, well, actually no, i never got a call. that's why congressional testimony is very important, no matter who is in office, the congressional branch that is what they are supposed to do tot help us figure that out. i wouldo say i do thin
i don't know if we have enough soldiers to take over tunisia. >> no one is saying that. but you can t exert certainly diplomatic pressure to try and get them to turn him over. there is otherip ways -- >> i'm sure they've done that. >> dana, let's go to leon panetta testimony. he pointed out that president obama wasn't, in t fact, in theh room when all this was going on, that leon panetta made one phone call and he wasn't sure how long it lasted, but -- >> there is more...
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lebanon direct military intervention in mali they've devastated libya and the state like station in tunisia is the egyptian people who do have a sophisticated political mind and some movements to actually into the green in this whole situation in opposition to western interests so really in terms of who are the main beneficiaries it definitely is the west and the egyptians are the big losers and ok let me talk about do this the protests that's been going on with some of the demands that have been just yesterday the muslim brotherhood and the opposition mad and renounce violence today we've done classes at the presidential palace what did the did that liberation achieve. well quite i mean but the thing is what who can control things in egypt now now a popular slogan of the arab spring which i call the arab sting where nato has been the fia has gone but perhaps the fear has gone by along with the fia so has any sense of security and nation building and state building so really can anyone control what's going on and this is this is rooted partly as well because of the trial against those who a
lebanon direct military intervention in mali they've devastated libya and the state like station in tunisia is the egyptian people who do have a sophisticated political mind and some movements to actually into the green in this whole situation in opposition to western interests so really in terms of who are the main beneficiaries it definitely is the west and the egyptians are the big losers and ok let me talk about do this the protests that's been going on with some of the demands that have...
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something like this just doesn't happen in tunisia. and it has precipitated a major crise for tunisia and its international backers. >> warner: borzou deragahi of the "financial times" thank you very much. >> it's been a pleasure. >> ifill: next, we return to the conflict in syria and the unfolding refugee crisis there. the "newshour" recently sent freelance video journalist paige kollock to neighboring lebanon to see how the newly displaced are dealing with winter, inadequate supplies and discrimination. ray suarez narrates our story. ( explosions ) >> reporter: 22 months in and showing no signs of abating the fight for the future of syria drags on. ( explosions ) both sides continue to wage all- out war with more than 60,000 dead and the plight of syria's displaced and dispossessed only grows worse. at this tent camp in al-marj, in the eastern part of lebanon's bekaa valley, only 25 miles from the syrian border, refugees are struggling to adapt to a new, impermanent reality and to winter temperatures that routinely drop below freezin
something like this just doesn't happen in tunisia. and it has precipitated a major crise for tunisia and its international backers. >> warner: borzou deragahi of the "financial times" thank you very much. >> it's been a pleasure. >> ifill: next, we return to the conflict in syria and the unfolding refugee crisis there. the "newshour" recently sent freelance video journalist paige kollock to neighboring lebanon to see how the newly displaced are dealing...
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>> i didn't say that, bob. >> how about leaning on tunisia. >> what brennan said is exactly right. that's the law of due knee is a. we cannot go in there and take this guy out when they're following the laws of the country that he lives in or that he's in. >> no one can take over due nearby. you can exert diplomatic pressure to try to turn him over. there's other ways to go around that. >> i'm sure they've done that. >> be creative. >> it shouldn't matter. >> he pointed out that president obama wasn't, in fact, in the room when all this was going on, that leon panetta made one phone call and he wasn't sure how long it lasted lasted. >> there's more holes in the benghazi cover up story than in a block of swiss cheese. >> well, i was hoping for something better. >> okay. i'm working on it. on the benghazi piece, we were led to believe that they were on top of it at 5:00 in the afternoon, they were in a meeting at the national security team at 5 p.m. and they were on top of it all night long. and then four months later you get the testimony that says well, actually, no, i never got a
>> i didn't say that, bob. >> how about leaning on tunisia. >> what brennan said is exactly right. that's the law of due knee is a. we cannot go in there and take this guy out when they're following the laws of the country that he lives in or that he's in. >> no one can take over due nearby. you can exert diplomatic pressure to try to turn him over. there's other ways to go around that. >> i'm sure they've done that. >> be creative. >> it shouldn't...
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although the tunisia prime minister denies it. he promised a full investigation and to catch those responsible for the murder. alisyn: do we have answer wlormt this assassination will spark more violence? >> reporter: we've already seen three days of violence and protest in tunisia and clashes with the police. and their main demand of the protesters, that the conservative islamic government steps down in tunisia. in tunisia we've seen muslim clerics call for opposition leaders to be killed. is far it hasn't happened in egypt yet but the egyptian government is promising more police and support and protection for opposition figures. given the problems in the country it is very possible we could see some type of attack on opposition leaders and both of these countries are coming out of a difficult political transition that have often been more violent than democratic. alisyn. alisyn: a real tinderbox there of tension. conor powell, thanks for the update. rick: coming up after the break, a troubling sign as the president prepares to d
although the tunisia prime minister denies it. he promised a full investigation and to catch those responsible for the murder. alisyn: do we have answer wlormt this assassination will spark more violence? >> reporter: we've already seen three days of violence and protest in tunisia and clashes with the police. and their main demand of the protesters, that the conservative islamic government steps down in tunisia. in tunisia we've seen muslim clerics call for opposition leaders to be...
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security or withdraw diplomatic staff in the advance of a crisis, from central america, from car whom, to tunisia, from egypt to mali and others. while d.o.d. does not have primary responsibility for the security of u.s. diplomatic facilities around the world, we do work closely with the state department and support them as requested. in the months prior to the benghazi attack, as i've said, we had received from the intelligence community almost 300 reports on possible threats to american facilities around the world. over the course of the day on september 11, general dempsey and i received a number of reports of possible threats to u.s. facilities, including those in cairo, egypt, but there were no reports of imminent threats to u.s. personnel or facilities in benghazi. my -- by our best estimate, the incident at the temporary mission facility in benghazi began at about 3:42 p.m. eastern daylight time on september 11. the embassy in tripoli was notified of the attacks almost immediately, and within 17 minutes of the initial reports, about 3:59 p.m., africom directed an unmanned, unmanned surveil
security or withdraw diplomatic staff in the advance of a crisis, from central america, from car whom, to tunisia, from egypt to mali and others. while d.o.d. does not have primary responsibility for the security of u.s. diplomatic facilities around the world, we do work closely with the state department and support them as requested. in the months prior to the benghazi attack, as i've said, we had received from the intelligence community almost 300 reports on possible threats to american...
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we can expect more of that the ongoing unrest isn't confined to egypt as we report later this hour tunisia has been a rocked by a deepening political crisis and escalating clashes so could the country that gave birth to the arab spring be heading towards another revolution. plus a crackdown on the opposition in bahrain on the streets in the courts and in the press we report from the gulf kingdom where people have been demanding change for two years now. in the u.s. a full scale manhunt is underway for a former police officer who is seeking revenge after being fired the search for christopher dorner suspected of killing three people continues in the mountains of southern california and he is a highly trained former los angeles police department officer with a military background he's also believed to have around forty targets on a hit list. according to the police now dorner is accusing his colleagues of corruption racism and concealment of using excessive force earlier we spoke to investigative journalist michael ruppert who used to work for the l.a.p.d. he says the department has many ske
we can expect more of that the ongoing unrest isn't confined to egypt as we report later this hour tunisia has been a rocked by a deepening political crisis and escalating clashes so could the country that gave birth to the arab spring be heading towards another revolution. plus a crackdown on the opposition in bahrain on the streets in the courts and in the press we report from the gulf kingdom where people have been demanding change for two years now. in the u.s. a full scale manhunt is...
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and earlier in the week similar scenes of chaos and violence could be seen on the streets of tunisia where the assassination of a prominent opposition figure ignited outbursts of unrest the people blaming the islamist government for betraying the arab spring uprising. protests and catcalls coming from to see a hopeful john brennan at a confirmation hearing i made fears of where the architect of the targeted assassination program could take america's spy bureau. and russia callum's down to the twenty fourteen winter olympics the games promised to be the most unique but also the most expensive in history a huge overspend already costing a key organizer his job. world news live from our moscow headquarters here watching the weekly right here on our team with me to see how for the. well egypt opposition groups are gearing up for more mass rallies against president morsi with some threatening to storm the presidential palace the protesters are demanding that morsi up hold the goals of the revolution that ousted hosni mubarak two years ago in what is increasingly becoming a similar scenari
and earlier in the week similar scenes of chaos and violence could be seen on the streets of tunisia where the assassination of a prominent opposition figure ignited outbursts of unrest the people blaming the islamist government for betraying the arab spring uprising. protests and catcalls coming from to see a hopeful john brennan at a confirmation hearing i made fears of where the architect of the targeted assassination program could take america's spy bureau. and russia callum's down to the...
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only arab spring country plunged into turmoil this week wave of violent protests have swept through tunisia following the assassination of a secular opposition leader dozens were injured and more than three hundred people detained during the run his which ended with anti-government demonstrators clashing with police. has been following the dramatic developments in the news in capital forty eight year old lawyer shockley ability to criticize the islam is to government for creating and really just state in tunisia and burying democracy now belied is dead but his ideas are not museum crees the country has been in crisis economic political and social the ruling troika how to chone says it's been a year and a half but we didn't see any progress the death of all come right becomes the last straw. anger moved to the streets with protesters demanding the authorities and mabel to protect its citizens to leave the. city with. some crime because billowy was a symbol of dignity and a symbol of the defense of the country this is a political assassination and that means the violence is not over. yet the
only arab spring country plunged into turmoil this week wave of violent protests have swept through tunisia following the assassination of a secular opposition leader dozens were injured and more than three hundred people detained during the run his which ended with anti-government demonstrators clashing with police. has been following the dramatic developments in the news in capital forty eight year old lawyer shockley ability to criticize the islam is to government for creating and really...
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da mass caucuses syria, kabul, afghanistan, tunisia, yemen, turkey. the one that is most important is benghazi, libya. go ahead. >> right. not and the fact that it was attacked and our ambassador was shuttered and three other americans but the fact that it happened with warning on september 11th. that is like being surprised when christmas falls on christmas day. we were completely flat footed. not expecting it. 8 attacks on american embassies with americans dead. that is an absolute abysmal failure of secretary clinton and you didn't mention in the list that could go on and on the fact that our relationship with our one democratic ally in the middle east israel is deteriorating. opinion about america in every country except japan has deteriorated since 2009. headed in the wrong direction. there was no reset with russia. in fact, it is worse than ever. >> mark, what will secretary clinton's legacy be? >> i think the personal legacy will be phenomenal. no national politician of either the republican or democratic party that enjoys over 70% national app
da mass caucuses syria, kabul, afghanistan, tunisia, yemen, turkey. the one that is most important is benghazi, libya. go ahead. >> right. not and the fact that it was attacked and our ambassador was shuttered and three other americans but the fact that it happened with warning on september 11th. that is like being surprised when christmas falls on christmas day. we were completely flat footed. not expecting it. 8 attacks on american embassies with americans dead. that is an absolute...
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lawyer shockley ability to criticize the islamist government for creating and really just state in tunisia and to bury in democracy now the light is dead but his ideas are not to museum crees the country has been in crisis economic political and social the ruling troika how to chone says it's been a year and a half but we didn't see any progress the death of all come right becomes the last straw. anger moved to the streets with protesters demanding the authorities and they built to protect its citizens to leave the city with. some crime because billy was a symbol of dignity and a symbol of the defense of the country this is a political assassination and that means the violence is not over because your people accuse your the interior ministry said that one million in the have joined the ceremony that turned into a political manifestation people seven if the crowd reached the city center it would have been the last day of the government. as your attend the funeral of shockey belaid on friday after the seventy try to make their way to the city is made of and you have to continue and seek i di
lawyer shockley ability to criticize the islamist government for creating and really just state in tunisia and to bury in democracy now the light is dead but his ideas are not to museum crees the country has been in crisis economic political and social the ruling troika how to chone says it's been a year and a half but we didn't see any progress the death of all come right becomes the last straw. anger moved to the streets with protesters demanding the authorities and they built to protect its...
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and earlier in the week similar scenes of chaos and violence could be seen on the streets of tunisia where the assassination of a prominent opposition figure ignited outbursts of unrest the people blaming the islamist government for betraying the arab spring uprising. protests and catcalls coming from to see a hopeful john brennan at a confirmation hearing and fears of where the architect of the targeted assassination program could take america's spy bureau. and russia countdown to the twenty fourteen winter olympics the games promised to be the most unique but also the most expensive in history a huge overspend already costing a key organizer his job. is live from our moscow headquarters you're watching the weekly right here in our team with me to seek out. well egypt opposition groups are gearing up for more mass rallies against president morsi with some threatening to storm the presidential palace the protesters are demanding that morsi uphold the goals of the revolution that ousted hosni mubarak two years ago in what is increasingly becoming a similar scenario meanwhile an egypti
and earlier in the week similar scenes of chaos and violence could be seen on the streets of tunisia where the assassination of a prominent opposition figure ignited outbursts of unrest the people blaming the islamist government for betraying the arab spring uprising. protests and catcalls coming from to see a hopeful john brennan at a confirmation hearing and fears of where the architect of the targeted assassination program could take america's spy bureau. and russia countdown to the twenty...
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. >> he's still in tunisia. >> that doesn't sound like a gu system of working with our partners. >> it shows the tu nearbiens are working within their rule of law. >> we have a suspect in the attack on benghazi. they didn't give us access to him and we don't have any information from him. >> we work with our port naers across the board. when they are able to detain individuals according to their laws we work to see if we can have the ability to ask them questions, sometimes indirectly, and sometimes directly. >> so your point is that tunisian law did not allow them to hold them and therefore they let him go before we could -- >> and we didn't have anything on him either because if we did, then we would have made a point to the tunisians to -- >> what role should the cia play in interrogations? >> cia should be able to lend its full expertise as it does right now in terms of in support of military interrogations, fbi debriefings and interrogations and our foreign partner debriefings. >> what's the best setting to do that? a terrorist is captured and we think we can obtain information fr
. >> he's still in tunisia. >> that doesn't sound like a gu system of working with our partners. >> it shows the tu nearbiens are working within their rule of law. >> we have a suspect in the attack on benghazi. they didn't give us access to him and we don't have any information from him. >> we work with our port naers across the board. when they are able to detain individuals according to their laws we work to see if we can have the ability to ask them questions,...
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the other is the suspect in the benghazi attack held in tunisia. thigh shared information and intelligence on what we had. the united states government try repeatedly to get access and interviewed him for three hours. brennan testified under oath that the united states didn't have anything on him. brennan's chents weren't true. republicans understand they weren't true. they couldn't be true because we passed information to the allied governments in order to help us try to prosecute. so brennan has to reconcile the comments. he has been asked in a letter by rubio to clarify them. he hasn't yet. they will push him to do so. >> bret: is this standoff over hagel increase the chances that more information comes out? or does this get as the president says, blown away by charges that this is politically motivated? and republicans are just looking for things to grab on to? >> i don't think the hague hague standoff makes any difference. >> bret: a lot of it is based on the benghazi -- >> i understand. but i'm saying the standoff over hagel is more related t
the other is the suspect in the benghazi attack held in tunisia. thigh shared information and intelligence on what we had. the united states government try repeatedly to get access and interviewed him for three hours. brennan testified under oath that the united states didn't have anything on him. brennan's chents weren't true. republicans understand they weren't true. they couldn't be true because we passed information to the allied governments in order to help us try to prosecute. so brennan...
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party live in moscow back to our top story now antigovernment protests continue in tunisia in response to the killing of one of the country's prominent opposition leaders let's not get more from adnan pachachi he's journalists and media analyst joining us live now from cheeriness the country's president has warned that the confrontation between islamists and those who want to secular society could lead to a civil war is that what's happening now that's probably one of the. of the scenarios will discover in the coming days the problem is the fact that it should be belayed was not only a lawyer but one of the. opposition leaders here is one of the fiercest secular opposition leader in the country just yesterday and the tunisian media he was warning against possible threats against chile and. he said that's on target. be targeted in the coming days as one of the opposition leaders there are there's one possible scenario. excuse. the. the. this is about as this is the problem is that. i'm just going to interrupt here we just we just. we got a bad communication there you just got to get it
party live in moscow back to our top story now antigovernment protests continue in tunisia in response to the killing of one of the country's prominent opposition leaders let's not get more from adnan pachachi he's journalists and media analyst joining us live now from cheeriness the country's president has warned that the confrontation between islamists and those who want to secular society could lead to a civil war is that what's happening now that's probably one of the. of the scenarios will...
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in tunisia police have clashed with protesters and fired tear gas after angry mobs attacked the offices of the ruling islam is party thousands of taking to the streets across the country to protest against the government the public fury followed the assassination of the leading opposition figure chokri belaid with some holding the power elite responsible the opposition has called for a general strike and four parties are suspending their membership in the country's lawmaking body international relations professor mark almond says that the government will be hard pressed to survive until the upcoming elections in june. tension between the opposition the ruling. has been growing more elections in a few months time in the two years since the revolution the economy and unity has taken a nosedive i was there in january and in addition to the tourist businesses being dramatically cut hotels empty until you have factories that used to supply components to european companies shot unemployment is rising to see it had been presented as the nearest thing to a success story there had been too much
in tunisia police have clashed with protesters and fired tear gas after angry mobs attacked the offices of the ruling islam is party thousands of taking to the streets across the country to protest against the government the public fury followed the assassination of the leading opposition figure chokri belaid with some holding the power elite responsible the opposition has called for a general strike and four parties are suspending their membership in the country's lawmaking body international...
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we know for fact in fact france's president has confirmed that they have sent special forces troops tunisia specifically to guard one of the largest uranium mines in that country the. french company a red one has a large stake in the arlott mining facility which you can see right here in ne share and there have been problems in the past which would justify the increased security presence there now just three years ago five french workers were kidnapped from the arlott mine by islamists the four of those hostages are still being held and today it is important to note that this is a second mission in africa completely separate from france's mission in mali which has been going on for nearly a month now in fact if you look at the map mali neighboring tunisia where as the situation in this entire region continues to remain unstable the french government is making it clear that they are ready and willing to protect their assets in the region and on the african continent as a whole so when as you say there's a major economic issues at stake many people know the frog's is mostly run on of nuclear
we know for fact in fact france's president has confirmed that they have sent special forces troops tunisia specifically to guard one of the largest uranium mines in that country the. french company a red one has a large stake in the arlott mining facility which you can see right here in ne share and there have been problems in the past which would justify the increased security presence there now just three years ago five french workers were kidnapped from the arlott mine by islamists the four...
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tunisia said their laws would not let them hold him. that is an excuse we've heard in other pats of the world. that doesn't concern you? >> we press our partners in foreign government to hold individuals and to allow us access to it. sometimes their laws do not allow that to happen. i think the united states government has to respect these governments right to, in fact, enforce their laws appropriately. we don't want to have these individuals being held in some kind of custody that is extra judicial. >> thank you. >> senator warner. >> thank you. thank you mr. brennan, for your testimony today. i think what we've heard from a number of colleagues and we had this discussion when we discussed the committee study. how could be confirmed -- i'm-- how do you ensure that the c.i.a. director is going to be well-informed. particularly to -- we have questioned you about a number of key sensitive programs. the agency is in a lot of these programs that there needs to be some ability to measure objectively the success of these programs not by the i
tunisia said their laws would not let them hold him. that is an excuse we've heard in other pats of the world. that doesn't concern you? >> we press our partners in foreign government to hold individuals and to allow us access to it. sometimes their laws do not allow that to happen. i think the united states government has to respect these governments right to, in fact, enforce their laws appropriately. we don't want to have these individuals being held in some kind of custody that is...
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as the political crisis escalates in tunisia thousands have rallied to their in support of the ruling islamist party the crowds marched in the capital tunis shouting anti french slogans and accusing the former colonial ruler of interfering in its politics this comes a day after the funeral of an opposition politician was marred by clashes with protesters blaming the government and the police for his death violence erupted near the cemetery and spread to anti regime rallies in the city causing security forces to fire tear gas and make arrests and despite authorities managing to keep huge crowds away from the city center for now author and activist for rosie manji believes young may take a turn for the worse. to use its ensuing a profound crisis a crisis of the credibility of the existing new arrangements for holding and any. critique of the way to which that it will create it i think there are signs that this easily disintegrate into some kind of civil war going to hopefully it won't happen and we were made to the popular movement organize to prevent one of those friday to use the euro
as the political crisis escalates in tunisia thousands have rallied to their in support of the ruling islamist party the crowds marched in the capital tunis shouting anti french slogans and accusing the former colonial ruler of interfering in its politics this comes a day after the funeral of an opposition politician was marred by clashes with protesters blaming the government and the police for his death violence erupted near the cemetery and spread to anti regime rallies in the city causing...
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or correspondent maria phon ocean is in tunisia she's updating us on the latest via her twitter account now in one post she reports that early three thousand people took to the streets in a pro-government rally and you can follow her at and finish underscore. well as bahrain approaches the second anniversary of the beginning of the anti regime protests there the government and the opposition have finally agreed to resume dialogue but chances for ending political gridlock in the gulf kingdom is slim with the opposition not trusting the authorities following months of persecution artie's i'd say are chefs has more if you look through any pro-government newspaper in bahrain you did an impression that the government has nothing to hide the news of an uprising of the opposition is dominating the front page and if you look through it you'll see other stories about the political discourse in the country the country's information minister insists bahrain has no problems with people speaking out publicly that freedom of expression in bahrain is very high because it is guaranteed by the constitut
or correspondent maria phon ocean is in tunisia she's updating us on the latest via her twitter account now in one post she reports that early three thousand people took to the streets in a pro-government rally and you can follow her at and finish underscore. well as bahrain approaches the second anniversary of the beginning of the anti regime protests there the government and the opposition have finally agreed to resume dialogue but chances for ending political gridlock in the gulf kingdom is...
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including a visit to egypt and tunisia in 2011. the birthplace of the arab spring. she walked through tahrir square, the rallying point for egypt's pro-democracy movement. >> hi. hello. >> welcome, hellry. >> hi. nice to see you. >> thank you. thank you. hello. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it... in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. great taste. mmm... [ male announcer ] sounds good. it's amazing what soup can do. stay top of mind with customers? from deals that bring them in with an offer... to social media promotions that turn fans into customers... to events that engage and create buzz... to e-mails that keep loyal customers coming back, our easy-to-use tools will keep you in front of your customers. see what's right for you at constantcontact.com/try. five days later, i had a massive heart attack. bayer aspirin was the first thing the emts gave me. now, i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male
including a visit to egypt and tunisia in 2011. the birthplace of the arab spring. she walked through tahrir square, the rallying point for egypt's pro-democracy movement. >> hi. hello. >> welcome, hellry. >> hi. nice to see you. >> thank you. thank you. hello. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it... in your heart. [...
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well we're turning to the ongoing turmoil in arab spring countries in tunisia and escalating political crisis following the assassination of. a secular opposition leader now critics have accused the country's ruling islamist party of defining people's demands for change by rejecting its prime minister's plan to reshuffle the government the islamists are now holding a mass rally to back legitimacy of their power now this comes a day after believes funeral was marred by clashes between protesters that blame the government and the police for his death the violence that erupted near the cemetery culminated in anti regime rallies that ended in arrests and security forces using tear gas and despite authorities managing to keep huge crowds away from the city center for now some experts believe the unrest could take a turn for the worse. to lucy is enduring a profound crisis a crisis of the credibility of the existing new arrangements for holding and a massive discrediting of the way in which they operate i think there are signs that this could easily disintegrate into some kind of civil war g
well we're turning to the ongoing turmoil in arab spring countries in tunisia and escalating political crisis following the assassination of. a secular opposition leader now critics have accused the country's ruling islamist party of defining people's demands for change by rejecting its prime minister's plan to reshuffle the government the islamists are now holding a mass rally to back legitimacy of their power now this comes a day after believes funeral was marred by clashes between protesters...
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they are concerned that tunisia might -- the war in mali might become a recruitment for disgruntled tunisia and islamists. there is concern about backlash. so far, cross border links between militants have been tenuous so far. they use more greed and criminality than ideology. jihadi gangsters, rebels might join forces. destabilize countries that are transitioning and have very weak security institutions. authorities today, they're struggling to reform their dysfunctional security services. they're struggling to develop the capacity as the police. even countries with strong security forces, there is danger there. morocco has been on high alert since the french intervention. we know several moroccans have joined. about 78 armed groups in mali. the country is worried about stability in the western sahara. that is where in north africa. the problem of the spillover into west africa where countries are fragile. the roots of instability are complex carriage we can talk more about those later on. mauritania is salad considers -- is generally considered the least problematic state. the gump -- the
they are concerned that tunisia might -- the war in mali might become a recruitment for disgruntled tunisia and islamists. there is concern about backlash. so far, cross border links between militants have been tenuous so far. they use more greed and criminality than ideology. jihadi gangsters, rebels might join forces. destabilize countries that are transitioning and have very weak security institutions. authorities today, they're struggling to reform their dysfunctional security services....
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year old lawyer shockley belied criticize the islamist government for creating a religious state in tunisia and burying democracy now belied is dead but his ideas and not let immediately increase the country's been in crisis economic political and social the ruling troika had a chance it's really a year and a half but we didn't see any progress the death of our comrade becomes the last straw. and to move to the streets with protesters demanding the authorities and they bow to protect its citizens to leave i was i was. there so i'm crying because it really was a symbol of the dignity and a symbol of the defense of the country to say that this is a political assassination and that means the violence is not over. the interior ministry said that one move in and they have joined the ceremony that turned into a political minister station people said that if the crowd reached the city center it would have been the last day of the government. as your attend the funeral of shock to be laid on friday after the seventy try to make their way to the city is made and yet to continue and see government pr
year old lawyer shockley belied criticize the islamist government for creating a religious state in tunisia and burying democracy now belied is dead but his ideas and not let immediately increase the country's been in crisis economic political and social the ruling troika had a chance it's really a year and a half but we didn't see any progress the death of our comrade becomes the last straw. and to move to the streets with protesters demanding the authorities and they bow to protect its...
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you have problems in mali, egypt libya, tunisia, all across north africa and -- >> rose: you do indeed. so therefore the idea of taking out in yemen an american citizen who had threatened america was just fine with dick cheney? >> yes. >> rose: by a drone attack. >> yes. he was clearly part of -- >> rose: should there will be checks and balances in terms of that? should there be some way -- >> take him to court? >> rose: i'm asking. >> i think when we hire the president of the united states he gets to live in the big house makes all that money, he's getting paid to make difficult, difficult decisions. >> rose: and this president has been prepared to step up and make those decisions? >> some of them he has. in other ways he is limiting the capacity of future presidents to do it. every time you take down our military capabilities, every time you start laying up carriers instead of refueling them, every time you cut the defense budget with a meat ax, which is what he's doing, every time you do that, you're going to limit the capacity of the president ten, 15 years down the road to take ac
you have problems in mali, egypt libya, tunisia, all across north africa and -- >> rose: you do indeed. so therefore the idea of taking out in yemen an american citizen who had threatened america was just fine with dick cheney? >> yes. >> rose: by a drone attack. >> yes. he was clearly part of -- >> rose: should there will be checks and balances in terms of that? should there be some way -- >> take him to court? >> rose: i'm asking. >> i think...
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a day of mourning and protest in tunisia the funeral of a slain opposition leader is marred by violence with protesters clashing with the police this comes against a backdrop of a general strike that has paralyzed the country. historic budget amendment for the e.u. which aims to cut brussels red tape it may now be undermined by bureaucracy itself as european parliament threatens to block the deal. and president obama's nominee to head the cia faces catcalls from anti-aids rhone protesters but get stephen lee an easy ride from lawmakers over his targeted assassinations program. good evening we've got world news and analysis live for you from moscow headquarters i'm lucy cow foot of any watching r.t.e. . well internees are clashes between mourners and the police have marred the funeral of a secular opposition leader whose assassination has a two k. also in the streets and a crisis in the parliament now violence has erupted near the cemetery as demonstrators threw stones and set cars a blaze while pro police have responded with tear gas now adding to this turmoil the country has been paral
a day of mourning and protest in tunisia the funeral of a slain opposition leader is marred by violence with protesters clashing with the police this comes against a backdrop of a general strike that has paralyzed the country. historic budget amendment for the e.u. which aims to cut brussels red tape it may now be undermined by bureaucracy itself as european parliament threatens to block the deal. and president obama's nominee to head the cia faces catcalls from anti-aids rhone protesters but...